Humanity: The Worst Pick in the Cosmic Draft?

When we look at the stars, we like to imagine ourselves as special—perhaps even destined. But what if we’re not? What if, out of all the species that could have risen to intelligence, we are the outliers, the worst possible choice?

Our record doesn’t inspire confidence. We’ve rushed ahead technologically, but socially and ethically we stumble like children with matches. Other species—had they been given the chance—might have matured more slowly, more gracefully. To an outside intelligence, watching our wars and waste, our wild experiments and reckless leaps, humanity might look less like progress and more like a cosmic error.

And here’s where it gets uncomfortable: what if we were never meant to advance this far? What if our rapid rise was not destiny, but accident? To a higher race—or something we might even mistake for a god—our existence could appear not as the preferred outcome, but the one that slipped through the cracks.

This unsettling possibility is at the heart of much speculative fiction, including my upcoming novel, The Entropy Seed, scheduled for release in late 2026. It explores what happens when humanity’s greatest strength—our unpredictability—collides with forces that expected something very different from us.

So the question lingers: if the universe was selecting for order, for perfection, then why are we here?
Was humanity ever truly chosen… or are we simply the mistake that can’t be erased?

👉 Keep an eye out for The Entropy Seed in 2026, and join the conversation: what if being the worst choice is exactly what makes us dangerous… and maybe even necessary?